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Re: Yuri/girls' love

I think yuri is still a developing genre. At face value you think its the female counterpart to yaoi, but in reality it doesn't have the same marketing pull that yaoi seems to have now-a-day. I read a really good article a while ago that explains what I think are the key differences between the two genres:

As for yuri stories I've read, I can only remember two: one of them was really outrageous and I can't even remember the name. Its basically a post-apocolyptic society where the men have died off and women divide themselves to continue to play the part of "men" and "women". Its was incredibly escapist and not very good.

The other was Honey x Honey by Takeuchi Sachiko, an openly lesbian mangaka. Its basically a 4koma slice-of-life autobiographical story about being lesbian and living in Japan. I think its more informative than it is narrative. The drawing style was simple and it was great to learn about some things. But I wouldn't call it a romance because the characters are already in a relationship.

What titles have you read, jaken-sama? And what titles would you recommend for newcomers to the genre?

Re: Yuri/girls' love

Teeba, thanks for the link! That was an interesting read, I had no idea of the histories or the fanbases of either genre. Especially interesting was the projecting oneself into the opposite gender fantasies.

I actually can't recommend anything, since I haven't read anything in this genre. Created the thread since there didn't seem anywhere else to discuss it. While I find girl on girl crushes and yuri themes in anime/manga tantalizing (for basic reasons) romance relationship driven manga/anime is generally not my cup of tea.

Re: Yuri/girls' love

Any thoughts on the strong yuri overtones in Madoka magica? Apparently magical girl animes often have yuri elements, anyone else find that interesting? Considering the intended audience is often young girls.

Re: Yuri/girls' love

Originally Posted by jakensama

Any thoughts on the strong yuri overtones in Madoka magica? Apparently magical girl animes often have yuri elements, anyone else find that interesting? Considering the intended audience is often young girls.

I haven't watched Madoka before, but I did noticed that in Sailor Moon where it featured a canon lesbian couple: Haruka and Michiru (aka. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune). Their relationship was subtle, but you could still tell that it was something more than a friendship if you read between the lines.

Re: Yuri/girls' love

Originally Posted by jakensama

Any thoughts on the strong yuri overtones in Madoka magica? Apparently magical girl animes often have yuri elements, anyone else find that interesting? Considering the intended audience is often young girls.

Originally Posted by Asarii

I haven't watched Madoka before, but I did noticed that in Sailor Moon where it featured a canon lesbian couple: Haruka and Michiru (aka. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune). Their relationship was subtle, but you could still tell that it was something more than a friendship if you read between the lines.

I think it was worse with Haruka and Michiru at Sailor Moon compared to Madoka Magica.

Or to add more, actually, the last arc in Sailor Moon involves some boys who can transform into... girls(?) and one of them is involved romantically with Usagi. This is mostly visible from the anime, I suppose. Very strange.

I was rather surprised as well, I watched Sailor Moon when I was little and thinking of it again now it does lead that way. I didn't think that far about Madoka, though, since it feels like Homura simply appreciated what Madoka did for her and trying to pay it back.